Willenhall School Sports College
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Willenhall School Sports College, is a state secondary school on the Lodge Farm estate
in Willenhall
. It is the biggest school in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
with over 1600 pupils and 150 staff. The school is a specialist Sports College
, its second status is as a Science College
.
The school day begins at 8.30am and finishes early at 2.40pm, however extra-curricular clubs continue until 5.25pm.The school, which is headed by Mrs VP Till actively works in the local community, indeed the school houses a community centre, a community library & a fitness suite (available for the local community to use).
According to Government statistics the school was in the 2007 GCSE Results under achieving, but was ranked in the middle of fellow senior schools in Walsall
.
The 2009 GCSE results were the schools best ever. Overall 74% of pupils achieved 5 Grades A*-C at GCSE Level, with 34% achieving 5 including Maths and English. In A Level results, 94% of students passed their exams, with a total of 41 A Grades having been awarded.
The houses and heads of house are:
. Which the sports council and English forum available for departmental concerns. Members of the school forum can be identified by their distinctive "gold" ties. The school holds elections for the school forum every October (using a first past the post system).
Each house elects one representative, as does each year. Due to the comparative size of the school's sixth form
, they are allotted four representatives (more than any other year group). The sports council has a similar arrangement, but with representatives from each year and from specific sports.
Lodge Farm
The Lodge Farm estate is located in the area of Short Heath in the town of Willenhall, which is in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall.The estate is centred primarily within the interior loop of Stroud Avenue. It comprises mainly current and former council properties and a smaller number of more...
in Willenhall
Willenhall
Willenhall is a town in the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of Staffordshire...
. It is the biggest school in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the Black Country part of the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Brownhills,...
with over 1600 pupils and 150 staff. The school is a specialist Sports College
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
, its second status is as a Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
.
The school day begins at 8.30am and finishes early at 2.40pm, however extra-curricular clubs continue until 5.25pm.The school, which is headed by Mrs VP Till actively works in the local community, indeed the school houses a community centre, a community library & a fitness suite (available for the local community to use).
According to Government statistics the school was in the 2007 GCSE Results under achieving, but was ranked in the middle of fellow senior schools in Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
.
The 2009 GCSE results were the schools best ever. Overall 74% of pupils achieved 5 Grades A*-C at GCSE Level, with 34% achieving 5 including Maths and English. In A Level results, 94% of students passed their exams, with a total of 41 A Grades having been awarded.
Houses
Pupils are split into one of eight houses. Whilst pupils in Year Seven have their own form, pupils in Years Eight - Eleven are in mixed year forms. Each house is made up of six forms.The houses and heads of house are:
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- Mr R Jones - Pattison - Mr S Taylor
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- Mr Williams
Student input in school
Students have three ways in which they can voice their concerns on teaching, learning and the school environment. The "school forum" acts as the school's principal Student councilStudent council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
. Which the sports council and English forum available for departmental concerns. Members of the school forum can be identified by their distinctive "gold" ties. The school holds elections for the school forum every October (using a first past the post system).
Each house elects one representative, as does each year. Due to the comparative size of the school's sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, they are allotted four representatives (more than any other year group). The sports council has a similar arrangement, but with representatives from each year and from specific sports.